function Actor:LyricCommand(side)
local pm = GAMESTATE:GetPlayMode()
if pm ~= "PlayMode_Oni" then
	self:settext( Var "LyricText" )

	self:stoptweening()
	self:shadowlengthx(0)
	self:shadowlengthy(2)
	self:strokecolor(color("#000000"))

	local Zoom = SCREEN_WIDTH / (self:GetZoomedWidth()+1)
	if( Zoom > 1 ) then
		Zoom = 1
	end
	self:zoomx( Zoom )

	local lyricColor = Var "LyricColor"
	local Factor = 1
	if side == "Back" then
		Factor = 0.5
	elseif side == "Front" then
		Factor = 0.9
	end
	self:diffuse( {
		lyricColor[1] * Factor,
		lyricColor[2] * Factor,
		lyricColor[3] * Factor,
		lyricColor[4] * Factor } )

	if side == "Front" then
		self:cropright(1)
	else
		self:cropleft(0)
	end
	
	self:diffusealpha(0)
	self:zoomx(1.5)
	self:accelerate(0.05)
	self:zoom(0.65)
	self:diffusealpha(0.9)
	self:linear( Var "LyricDuration" * 0.75)
	if side == "Front" then
		self:cropright(0)
	else
		self:cropleft(1)
	end
	self:sleep( Var "LyricDuration" * 0.125 )
	self:accelerate(0.05)
	self:zoom(0.65)
	self:zoomx(1.5)
	self:diffusealpha(0)
end
end

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